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(1) Observance: of the 20th Anniversary 

of EO 12898 on Environmental Justice; 

(2) Fundamentals of Equitable 

Development; (3) Leveraging Resources 

for Community Capacity; (4) Agency 

Efforts on Sustainability and Equitable 

Development; and (5) Climate 

Resiliency and Environmental Justice. 

In addition, the meeting will include 

updates from several NEJAC work 

groups, as well as discussions about the 

NEJAC work plan for 2014–2015. 

A. Public Comment 

Individuals or groups making oral 

presentations during the public 

comment periods will be limited to a 

total time of five minutes. To 

accommodate the large number of 

people who want to address the NEJAC, 

only one representative of an 

organization or group will be allowed to 

speak. If time permits, multiple 

representatives from the same 

organization can provide comment at 

the end of the session. In addition, those 

who did not sign up in advance to give 

public comment can sign up on site. 

The suggested format for written public 

comments is as follows: Name of 

Speaker; Name of Organization/

Community; City and State; Email 

address; and a brief description of the 

concern and what you want the NEJAC 

to advise EPA to do. Written comments 

received by Noon, Mountain Time, 

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, will be 

included in the materials distributed to 

the members of the NEJAC. Written 

comments received after that date and 

time will be provided to the NEJAC as 

time allows. All information should be 

sent to the mailing address, email 

address, or fax number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

B. Information About Services for 

Individuals With Disabilities 

For information about access or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Jasmin 

Muriel, at (202) 564–4287 or via email 

at Muriel.Jasmin@EPA.gov. To request 

special accommodations for a disability, 

please contact Ms. Muriel at least four 

working days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA sufficient time to process your 

request. All requests should be sent to 

the address, email, or phone/fax number 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. 

Dated: January 16, 2014. 

Victoria J. Robinson, 

Designated Federal Officer, National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01504 Filed 1–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9905–85–Region 10] 

Proposed Issuance of the NPDES 

General Permit for Oil and Gas 

Geotechnical Surveying and Related 

Activities in Federal Waters of the 

Beaufort and Chukchi Seas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On November 22, 2013, EPA 

provided public notice on the proposed 

issuance of a National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

General Permit for Oil and Gas 

Geotechnical Surveys and Related 

Activities in Federal Waters of the 

Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (Permit No. 

AKG–28–4300), and established a 

comment deadline of January 27, 2014, 

(78 FR 70042). On January 15, 2014, the 

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission 

requested a 30-day extension to the 

comment period. In response to that 

request, EPA is extending the comment 

period for an additional 23 days, from 

January 27, 2014 to February 19, 2014. 

DATES: Comments. The public comment 

period for the draft Geotechnical 

General Permit is extended as of the 

date of publication of this Notice until 

February 19, 2014. Comments must be 

received or post-marked by no later than 

midnight Pacific Standard Time on 

February 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods. EPA 

will consider all comments received 

during the public comment period prior 

to making its final decision. 

Mail: Send paper comments to Erin 

Seyfried, Office of Water and 

Watersheds, Mail Stop OWW–130, 1200 

6th Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 

98101–3140. 

Email: Send electronic comments to 

R10geotechpermit@epa.gov. 

Fax: Fax comments to the attention of 

Erin Seyfried at (206) 553–0165. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver 

comments to Erin Seyfried, Office of 

Water and Watersheds, Mail Stop 

OWW–130, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101–3140. Call (206) 

553–0523 before delivery to verify 

business hours. 

Viewing and/or Obtaining Copies of 

Documents. A copy of the draft 

Geotechnical General Permit and the 

Fact Sheet, which explains the proposal 

in detail, may be obtained by contacting 

EPA at 1 (800) 424–4372. Copies of the 

documents are also available for 

viewing and downloading at: 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/

npdes+permits/DraftPermitsAK 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/

npdes+permits/arctic-gp. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

other document viewing locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Seyfried, Office of Water and 

Watersheds, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 10, Mail Stop 

OWW–130, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101–3140, (206) 553– 

1448, seyfried.erin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fact 

Sheet describes the types of facilities 

and the discharges proposed to be 

authorized by the Geotechnical General 

Permit; the proposed effluent limits and 

other conditions; maps and descriptions 

of the proposed Area of Coverage; and 

a summary of the supporting technical 

materials. 

Document Viewing Locations. The 

draft Geotechnical General Permit and 

Fact Sheet may also be viewed at the 

following locations: 

(1) EPA Region 10 Library, Park Place 

Building, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101; (206) 553–1289. 

(2) EPA Region 10, Alaska Operations 

Office, 222 W 7th Avenue, #19, Room 

537, Anchorage, AK 99513; (907) 271– 

5083. 

(3) DEC Anchorage Office, 555 

Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501; 

(907) 269–7235. 

(4) Z. J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 

Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503; 

(907) 343–2975. 

(5) North Slope Borough School 

District Library/Media Center, Pouch 

169, 829 Aivak Street, Barrow, AK 

99723; (907) 852–5311. 

EPA’s current administrative record 

for the draft Geotechnical General 

Permit is available for review at the EPA 

Region 10 Office, Park Place Building, 

1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, 

WA 98101, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday. Contact 

Erin Seyfried at seyfried.erin@epa.gov or 

(206) 553–1448. 

Oil Spill Requirements. Section 311 of 

the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321, prohibits the 

discharge of oil and hazardous materials 

in harmful quantities. Discharges 

authorized under the Geotechnical 

General Permit are excluded from the 

provisions of CWA Section 311, 33 

U.S.C. 1321. However, the Geotechnical 

General Permit will not preclude the 

institution of legal action, or relieve the 

permittees from any responsibilities, 

liabilities, or penalties for other 

unauthorized discharges of oil and 

hazardous materials, which are covered 

by Section 311. 

Executive Order 12866. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

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exempts this action from the review 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

pursuant to Section 6 of that order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act. EPA has 

reviewed the requirements imposed on 

regulated facilities in the Geotechnical 

General Permit and finds them 

consistent with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a federal agency must 

prepare an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis ‘‘for any proposed rule’’ for 

which the agency ‘‘is required by 

section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the FRA. 

Notwithstanding that general permits 

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has 

determined that the Geotechnical 

General Permit will not have a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This 

determination is based on the fact that 

the regulated companies are not 

classified as small businesses under the 

Small Business Administration 

regulations established at 49 FR 5023 et 

seq. (February 9, 1984). These facilities 

are classified as Major Group 13—Oil as 

Gas Extraction SIC 1311 Crude 

Petroleum and Natural Gas. 

Authority: This action is taken under the 

authority of Section 402 of the Clean Water 

Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby 

provide notice that the public comment 

period for the draft Geotechnical General 

Permit is extended until February 19, 2014, 

in accordance with 40 CFR 124.10 and 

124.13. 

Dated: January 16, 2014. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01507 Filed 1–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–R–53] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including any of the 

following subjects: (1) The necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by February 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the 

proposed information collections, 

please reference the document identifier 

or OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be received by 

the OMB desk officer via one of the 

following transmissions: OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax 

Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995. 

2. Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. 

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at 

(410) 786–1326. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– 

1326. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies 

must obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Imposition of 

Cost Sharing Charges Under Medicaid 

and Supporting Regulations; Use: The 

purpose of this collection is to ensure 

that states impose nominal cost sharing 

charges upon categorically and 

medically needy individuals as allowed 

by law and implementing regulations. 

States must identify in their state plan 

the service for which the charge is 

made, the amount of the charge, the 

basis for determining the charge, the 

basis for determining whether an 

individual is unable to pay the charge 

and the way in which the individual 

will be identified to providers, and the 

procedures for implementing and 

enforcing the exclusions from cost 

sharing. The template has been revised 

and is being released for this 30-day 

comment period before it is submitted 

to OMB for review/approval under 

CMS–10398 (OCN: 0938–1148). While 

CMS seeks to roll the template under 

CMS–10398, it also seeks to discontinue 

CMS–R–53 to avoid duplicating 

requirements and burden; Form 

Number: CMS–R–53 (OCN: 0938–0429); 

Frequency: Occasionally; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

51; Total Annual Responses: 2; Total 

Annual Hours: 20 (For policy questions 

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